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[Iam Canadian]

Games you want but will never see on VC:

Dr. Mario

Well, we're getting an enhanced version on WiiWare, so no big loss.

Earthbound

Don't try to spread your lies here.

Goldeneye 007

Well, this is true.

Super Smash Bros.

Again, it's painfully obsolete and rather unnecessary.

 

[EvilMario]

Guys common. You can play a NEW Smash Bros today what's the problem?

There. there. *tap tap on shoulder*

Seriously, people need to start filling me in on the places breaking street date.

 

[Ranger X]

No we can't.

*back from looking at the new releases thread*

Damn. You're right. I thought it was last Sunday (yesterday)...

 

[Cheesemeister]

Don't try to spread your lies here.

De Nile ain't just a river in Egypt.

 

[EphemeralDream]

Just checked the Metroid Prime 3 Channel out of curiosity and it briefly loads to give me a fancy screen telling me that the channel has expired. DOUBLE FAIL NINTENDO

 

[WiiRevolution1]

Just checked the Metroid Prime 3 Channel out of curiosity and it briefly loads to give me a fancy screen telling me that the channel has expired. DOUBLE FAIL NINTENDO

been like that since December or November :lol

 

[Iam Canadian]

Just checked the Metroid Prime 3 Channel out of curiosity and it briefly loads to give me a fancy screen telling me that the channel has expired. DOUBLE FAIL NINTENDO

While it's kind of outlived its purpose, I don't understand why they'd disable the channel. It could still serve as advertising for people in the future who might be considering buying Metroid Prime 3.

 

[JSnake]

been like that since December or November :lol

*whoosh*

 

[twilitesparklemotion]

:|

 

[JaseMath]

Yeah! Super Turrican!

Play it for the music!

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Games you want but will never see on VC:

Dr. Mario
Earthbound
Goldeneye 007
Super Smash Bros.

The sooner you get over it and just buy the original cart, the better off you'll be.

You forgot Tetris, Tetris Attack(in NA) and Super Mario All-Stars.

Oh, and Mega Man.

 

[EphemeralDream]

While it's kind of outlived its purpose, I don't understand why they'd disable the channel. It could still serve as advertising for people in the future who might be considering buying Metroid Prime 3.

Yep, we knew they'd stop making it available for download, but they also said they'd keep it around for people who got it while it was up. Then they went and stopped the service for those people.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

RCR would have made this a semi-interesting week at least.

But yeah...this is sad sad SAD.

 

[Iam Canadian]

It still seems odd, though. I mean, you don't see Microsoft taking down trailers or demos for older Xbox 360 games or anything like that.

 

[Shard]

A quasi-interesting ESRB Watch

Super Pitfall Activision E No Descriptors Wii

 

[Capndrake]

A quasi-interesting ESRB Watch

Super Pitfall Activision E No Descriptors Wii

Also:

DoReMi Fantasy: Milon’s DokiDoki Adventure Hudson Entertainment Inc E Alcohol Reference, Comic Mischief Wii (What the heck did they do to the name?)
Mercs SEGA of America E10+ Mild Violence Wii

 

[Vrolokus]

Also:

DoReMi Fantasy: Milon’s DokiDoki Adventure Hudson Entertainment Inc E Alcohol Reference, Comic Mischief Wii (What the heck did they do to the name?)
Mercs SEGA of America E10+ Mild Violence Wii

Oooo... Mercs for the Genesis was great.

 

[Brandon F]

Meh, it's hard to care about 16-bit coin-op ports anymore when so many compilations give you the real deal.

 

[Shard]

Are we sure Magical DoReMi is a Virtual Console title?

 

[Capndrake]

Are we sure Magical DoReMi is a Virtual Console title?

The OFLC already rated it last month or so, and Japan got it last week. I'm pretty sure it's the next import.

And wow, Super Pitfall looks horrible.

 

[Iam Canadian]

And wow, Super Pitfall looks horrible.

That's worse than I ever could have imagined. Why does the protagonist resemble Mario and have his exact same jumping animation? Why is the scrolling so choppy? Why is the character able to just walk through walls? Why do levels just seem to end for no reason?

Why am I asking?

 

[Vrolokus]

Meh, it's hard to care about 16-bit coin-op ports anymore when so many compilations give you the real deal.

In most cases I would agree, but Mercs on the Genesis has an "Original Mode" where you collect parts of your team and can power them up individually, with lots of hidden stuff and different, longer levels... much better than the arcade version.

 

[Shard]

The OFLC already rated it last month or so, and Japan got it last week. I'm pretty sure it's the next import.

And wow, Super Pitfall looks horrible.

Oh god, I remember now, this is the horrible FCI/Pony Canyon NES Pitfall. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

 

[Kobun Heat]

March 3, 2008

Wii-kly Update: One New Classic Game Added to Wii Shop Channel

March is roaring in like a lion on the Virtual Console™. This might be a good
time to look back at the massive catalog of classic games and ask yourself if
you’ve played them all. Well, have you? You know there are some unplayed gems
in there that your friends keep raving about, like this week’s release, Super
Turrican. Not to mention the games you haven’t played since you were 10. Go
ahead and fire them up – you’ll feel like a kid again. Just think of the
Virtual Console as your own personal fountain of youth.

Nintendo adds new games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every
Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii
Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop
Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new game is:

Super Turrican: (Super NES®, 1 player, Rated E 10+ for Everyone 10 and Older –
Fantasy Violence, 800 Wii Points): You are Bren McGuire, on a United Planets
Freedom Forces mission to save the peaceful planet Katakis from the Machine,
source of all that is cruel and evil in the universe. The only weapon on your
side is the state-of-the-art Turrican Assault Suit. Equipped with multiple
weapons, including the incredible Freeze-Beam that temporarily immobilizes
almost any enemy, the Turrican Assault Suit gives one man the power of an
entire army. Use the myriad weapons and powers at your disposal to fight
through 12 increasingly insane levels, free the innocent residents of the
planet Katakis and crush the oppressive Machine.

(Read: "If, uh, if you haven't played it, it's new to you!")

 

[DaBargainHunta]

How is Super Turrican anyway? From the video I just watched on vc-reviews.com, it honestly looks really bland.

 

[Shard]

Even Nintendo knows this was a raw deal.

 

[Vrolokus]

"Hi, this is Nintendo. We've looked at your accounts, and it seems most of you have only purchased a few dozen of our VC titles. Perhaps you should reconsider some."

 

[EphemeralDream]

I think the "roaring in like a lion" line is more criminal.

 

[Capndrake]

How is Super Turrican anyway? From the video I just watched on vc-reviews.com, it honestly looks really bland.

Read the review too, we didn't give it a 5 out of 5 for nothing.

EDIT: And I must've forgotten to add our own video for it, whoops (It's there now, a bit more variation instead of just one level like the previous video).

 

[crowphoenix]

Are they fucking with now? :lol

 

[Cheesemeister]

there are still many publishers not supporting the VC (Electronic Arts, Activision, Midway, Disney Interactive, Throwback Entertainment (which owns the rights to Acclaim's old games), Atari, etc.)

But why not?

 

[Kobun Heat]

HAY GUYS I got one of the next press releases early

March 17, 2008

Wii-kly Update: Zero New Classic Games Added to Wii Shop Channel

It's St. Patrick's Day, and Virtual Console™ is celebrating with our very own potato famine. This week, we suggest you sit back in front of your Wii, Classic Controller™ in hand, and imagine what it would be like if there was a game to play. Drink a warm, cheap, foul-tasting pisswater beer with a hearty dollop of green food coloring, choke down some corned beef, and sing songs about the old days, when the fields were green with new Virtual Console releases. Remember when we put out four games a week? Well, now you can eff off and die.

Nintendo adds new games to the Wii™ Shop Channel at 9 a.m. Pacific time every Monday. Wii owners with a high-speed Internet connection can redeem Wii Points™ to download the games. Wii Points can be purchased in the Wii Shop Channel or at retail outlets. This week’s new game is:

Nothing (1000 Wii Points): There is no game, however, all Wii owners are still asked to pay 1000 Wii Points just in gratitude for having the privilege of owning this godforsaken thing. You know how many children go to bed at night crying because they don't have a Wii? It's probably a fair few.

 

[Neo Samus]

Is that first paragraph real? If it is, I kinda LOL'ed.

 

[TJ Spyke]

But why not?

I wish I knew. I think Super Turrican is the first game from an American publisher to show up on the VC (Factor 5). EA has some good Genesis games they could release, like Populous.

 

[Kobun Heat]

I wish I knew. I think Super Turrican is the first game from an American publisher to show up on the VC (Factor 5).

No. It was published by Seika, a Japanese publisher.

 

[Plinko]

How is Super Turrican anyway? From the video I just watched on vc-reviews.com, it honestly looks really bland.

It's a great game. People are just complaining because they hyped themselves into thinking there would be a surprise.

 

[mosaic]

Hmmm, which one had the grappling hook? Mega Turrican or Super Turrican? I seem to recall Super didn't and was a little less awesome because of it.

 

[Capndrake]

No. It was published by Seika, a Japanese publisher.

Does it say so on the US Wii Shop? The European shop lists Factor 5 as publisher.

Hmmm, which one had the grappling hook? Mega Turrican or Super Turrican? I seem to recall Super didn't and was a little less awesome because of it.

Mega, which is also coming to VC

EDIT: Actually, Super has one as well. But it's not required to use, I think.

 

[evilromero]

So Nintendo wants us to purchase VC games we really don't want to play? Sure, I haven't played them all, nor do I want to play the ones that I intentionally failed to download, but I'll go ahead and buy them anyhow.

 

[Cheesemeister]

Does it say so on the US Wii Shop? The European shop lists Factor 5 as publisher.

It says Factor 5.

 

[TomServo]

Oh, and Mega Man.

Capcom wants to sell you a compilation disk, but only after they change to controls just enough to make them all unplayable.

MMAC broke my heart.

 

[DaBargainHunta]

Read the review too, we didn't give it a 5 out of 5 for nothing.

EDIT: And I must've forgotten to add our own video for it, whoops (It's there now, a bit more variation instead of just one level like the previous video).

I did read your review (love the site, BTW), but that doesn't stop me from wanting more than one opinion.

I'll definitely check out your new video. I was wondering why the first one was so lacking in variety. Thanks.

 

[Petrae]

No disrespect towards Super Turrican... but... wow. One game? ONE? And Nintendo is asking its users to think about buying older releases instead of releasing more games?

Maybe they're realizing that people are filling up their Wii memory space quickly and don't have room for any more.

 

[TJ Spyke]

Also:

DoReMi Fantasy: Milon’s DokiDoki Adventure Hudson Entertainment Inc E Alcohol Reference, Comic Mischief Wii (What the heck did they do to the name?)

It's pretty much the same as the original: Do Re Mi Fantasy: Milon no DokiDoki Daibouken ("Daibouken" is Japanese for Adventure. So it looks like Hudson Soft took the Japanese name an just translated it into English).

Also, as others have said: Factor 5 is the publisher of the VC games and they own the rights to the game (except in Germany, where THQ has it).

 

[TomServo]

No disrespect towards Super Turrican... but... wow. One game? ONE? And Nintendo is asking its users to think about buying older releases instead of releasing more games?

Maybe they're realizing that people are filling up their Wii memory space quickly and don't have room for any more.

"But if your refrigerator’s full, you’ve got to pull something out and put something else back in. That’s just the normal issue of space. I mean, really, are you using every single thing on there?"

 

[gkryhewy]

It's St. Patrick's Day, and Virtual Console™ is celebrating with our very own potato famine. This week, we suggest you sit back in front of your Wii, Classic Controller™ in hand, and imagine what it would be like if there was a game to play. Drink a warm, cheap, foul-tasting pisswater beer with a hearty dollop of green food coloring, choke down some corned beef, and sing songs about the old days, when the fields were green with new Virtual Console releases. Remember when we put out four games a week? Well, now you can eff off and die.

Classic.

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

So, Super Turrican.

What's the difficulty like on this game? Looks interesting and there have certainly been a lot of praise threads for this series over the years, but I'm not amongst the best at hardcore shooters.

 

[Dave Long]

I really don't know why, but I love seeing all the bitter tears each week in this thread.

"We're entitled to hundreds of games, Nintendo!"

 

[miketrav87]

Haha I always feel like you're looking at me haha

 

[Odrion]

Pretend another shitty NES game came out or something.

Super Turricaaaaaaaaan yeaaaaah. This looks definitely appealing.